This study on the state of play of fish farming around the riparian perimeter of Virunga PNVi National Park was carried out from September in November 2021 using a questionnaire administered to 50 fish farmers targeted in 5 groups of the chiefdom of Bwisha in the territory of Rutshuru. The results obtained show that fish farming in Rutshuru is of the artisanal type and that it plays an important socio-economic role. This activity is mainly practiced by fish farmers aged between 40 and 55 years (76%). The structures encountered are of two types: diversion ponds (90%), and dam ponds (10%). The bulk of fish species reared consist of Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758 (86%), Clarias gariepinus (6%), and Haplochromis spp occupy (8%). (95%) of fish farmers produce less than 500kg of fish, against (5%) who produce between 500kg to 2000kg of fish per year. (84%) of fish farmers feed their fish with agricultural by-products from processing units, against (6%) who use imported feed. They find it difficult to feed fish properly. They do not benefit from funding, nor supervision and training.
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